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Premier Greyhound Racing has appointed Lord David Lipsey as Chair, who returns to the sport following his four-year spell as Chair of the then-named British Greyhound Racing Board (BGRB) between 2004 and 2008.  The group, which is a newly-launched joint venture between Entain and the Arena Racing Company (ARC), looks to deliver ‘best serving’ racegoers, owners and trainers via increased …

A week following its announcement that it will launch its sportsbook venture by the start of the 2022/2023 football season, global sports OTT platform DAZN Group has confirmed that Mark Kemp will lead its new sportsbook unit as Chief Executive of DAZN BET. As CEO  DAZN BET, Kemp will work towards the venture’s  goal to ‘revitalise’ and ‘disrupt’ the casual …

The emergence of ‘new, novel products’ that have hit the UK’s online gambling market in recent years have presented a unique challenge for both regulators and operators. Speaking to industry stakeholders at last week’s ICE 2022 London expo, UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) Deputy CEO Sarah Gardner outlined ongoing concerns, noting that many of the products and their engagements are a …

Entain has extended its contract with Light & Wonder (L&W) through to 2030, continuing to leverage the firm’s retail gaming solution and catalogue of titles.  The contract renewal will see L&W provide Entain with 10,000 gaming terminals, which will be fitted across the international gambling group’s Ladbrokes and Coral high-street licenced betting office (LBO) retail outlets.  Additionally, Entain will also …

This year’s Grand National proved to be another commercial success for the UK’s bookmakers, as Entain detailed that it had taken a ‘record-breaking’ number of wagers.  The Ladbrokes and Coral operator reported that over 12.75 million bets were placed during the three days of the Grand National festival at Aintree racecourse, a substantial increase on the last fixture in 2019.  …

Fakenham Racecourse has become the latest British racing venue to join the Racecourse Media Group (RMG), bolstering the latter’s output of UK content.  The deal – in place from 1 May 2022 to 31 December 2028 – now means that RMG will broadcast live racing from 36 British racecourses and all 26 Irish tracks, via the Racing TV network, with …

Entain has opened a new office space in London, detailing that the workplace will play a key function in its ongoing plans for growth, development and innovation. Located in Stratford, East London, the centre includes an esports player zone, media studio, a sports cafe and a grandstand, with the goal of driving excitement around internal events and fostering cooperation. The …

Coral has begun to trial a 360° Virtual Reality (VR) Horseracing Experience, developed by Entain Plc’s in-house technology studio.  The first of its kind VR experience has been created in partnership with JockeyCam, a technology that captures the best live footage of racing action, providing audiences with the experience of what it is like to be a jump jockey.     Entain’s …

Entain Plc’s 2022 performance began in line with corporate expectations, as its business units and brand portfolio are matched against tough 2021 like-for-like comparatives.  Publishing its Q1 2022 trading update, Entain reported that group NGR was up 31%. This, it said, was supported by the return of its retail unit performance which achieved a 1,000% NGR uptake against 2021 lockdown …

Entain has hired Brian Lancey to serve as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of its Unikrn esports brand that will be re-launched later this year. An expert in enterprise marketing and brand development for new ventures, Lancey joins Unikrn’s leadership team from Mastercard, where he previously served as Global VP of Sponsorships and Consumer Marketing. Lancey will be charged with spearheading …